Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-18
A REMARKABLE CASE.
Wonderful Escape Of an InROeeat
Man fTosa the CaIIoVVs

Wonderful Escape Of an Innocent
Man fFOm the caIIows
LoHdoH Letter IN Nee York World. I
beard yesterday from an under rff
eial 10 the Home SecEeisry's office a
most remarkable story taken frem the
criminal records In that offiSe. II is 2
story, which. n related in novel form,
would be declared impossible. lit had
occurred In America, newspapers would
hAve been full Of IL. Here only one or
two OF the society papers have barely
limited at 70. The papers have kept
their mouths shut simply because the
Government wanted nothing said about
the case. Imagine the New York papers
keeping quiet ab nt q story that the
Washinst n Administration desired
10 keep from getting TO the public for
fear 10 would diseredf in the public
mind ciFcumstantiAl evidence as a
means OF securing conviction Of alleged
criminals. The story In brief is thi. /:
Lee, mahservant employed in the
house OF a widow OF advanced age in
some place 10 DevOnshire, was charged
vita the murder Of the Old lady. They
lived In retired place. Lee was the
only manssrvanI in the house. The %
iect Of the murder vas robbery. The
old lady's throat vas cut FROM ear 10
ear IN the night withsat awakening
anyone or creating any disturbances.
The murder vas emily discovered
the next day Lee vas the only person
In the house upon whom suspicion
rested. II Was shown by the proseea
tion that be vas the only enc who could
have committed the murder. There
gas female servant ia the house, bat
ahs wac old and slept In q remote quar-.
Ter from her MISTRESS b. droom. Il
gas held that she would have been In
capable Of committing the murder, not
having sufficient strength 60 make the
savage cut which took her MISTRESS
life. In fact, there vas nothing 20 even
Indicate her Ruil'. while there .-ere hun
dreda OF pieces Of evidences against Lee.
Lee declared hts innocence s'Outly from
the hrst. bat vas borne doSn BY the
He vas convicted by the
unanimous vote Of the jaFy and the
iudgs sentenced him 10 be banged.
There vas nos \ shred Of d0nSl In the
mind q the public concerning Lees |
guilt. Ia the osurt room. when sentence |
% death Nas pFoaoanced, Lee made q |
very sensational statement. Locking /
tones: "Yoa have ssntsnced an innoceat |
man" And then locking upward be |
added, Bat kuow that my God sill |
from being carried out In his cell |
Lee vas always coundent, He said thai |
be wAs protected by God and that the /
could not take his life. |
rhis Singular behavior Of the prisoner |
simply prodaoed the impression ueou /
The minds % the pablio that Lee had /
become erszsd By mach mental safer /
ina. The dAy q execution came. LIZ |
sttIl retained his eaaideBce. Even 90 /
The scaG ,ld be said, God wtll save me /
vet lite Fope wAs pal around bis /
neek and the blAek G. adjusted Lees
last words - the Fspe Wss pus ar0snj 4
bic neek gere. "reis sensenee cannot |
b. carried cut" Wheu the trsp fell The /
rops hroke This made 4 Preat impres-
sioa upoa those pressEL A ~vooud rope
= as seus for, lac pfotss ias that Il VS. 1
useless ta tRy 90 hang hin. He waa /
again placed upon TIE trap. II FELL, asd /
tse aeccad Fepe brske. Al this The on
aiais oesAms very a ach aeuoFaliksd
and t.sok Lee baek 50 bis cell When /
d be story % this bauelins attempt g.
hang this prisoner reaehcd he raolis
nex u1nfntuG. . great roar % todi0uA.
tion sent 90 Letters pNsred 10 upou
The papcrs sAs b. & thss tie man bad ben
pantshs1 enoash. and ander the isAa
ence % THIS public opinion The Hosas
Secretary canmated hts q atoncs - |
Ter hfs.
Tee strsnssst part az this story IL 30
sams. several weeks $40 the Anciect
VOC An servant empioyrd 10 tie hoass
wbers the usarisF wAs eaumitsed Be
carns 90, and s0sn u was foand thai she
caald IA rsosver, UpcR hes death he4
she eaafeszet 20 lawns saEnniflsd tie
uardes nerself. Her saoxy wss - eons-
plete. 80 eireaEstaniiAl. and sabstants-
atcd BY Der E,ving PsSces shers Artseles
eonneesed vita ths u arGes we're COO
Seaira. that is truth coaid aos - euss-
tossed. he Alns SscfssAry a onos
gave srdsFs D. have Lee released wita
fal Par10c. Rat u hNs besn aans In
Z asrt and secret Way 10 pFeveut . ku1W-
.edRe ~ tie 49, eetitlE % The Faoiie.
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